The Lakely

Their live music is exceptional. Josh Gallagher and Jeremy Boettcher are top notch talents and we are lucky to have them providing live music in the Chippewa Valley. Unfortunately, the food and service are just ok. When we first moved to the Chippewa Valley, we would go out to eat elsewhere and then come for a few drinks and the live music because the food was not great. Then about 2 years ago, they updated their menu and we really liked it. About a year ago, they updated their menu again and it's back to going out to eat somewhere else and coming for just the music. If I'm spending $120 (before tip) on dinner, I expect tastier choices, better preparation, more attentive service, and my meals to arrive within a reasonable time of each other. (One member of our party got their meal and had completely finished it--eating slowly so as to try and wait for us-- before the other 3 people were served. ) Throughout the meal our water glasses sat empty and our server only came back to our table once in the hour it took to get our meal. Just really a mediocre dining experience with exceptional live music. We'll definitely be back...but only for the drinks and music. My son has really enjoyed their seasonal mocktails and I have enjoyed some of their house-special cocktails. We'll eat somewhere else before we come. Please fix your menu and service because we would like to come and enjoy your food. It's a lovely venue, your atmosphere is great and we enjoy your music.

Their live music is exceptional. Josh Gallagher and Jeremy Boettcher are top notch talents and we are lucky to have them providing live music in the Chippewa Valley. Unfortunately, the food and service are just ok. When we first moved to the Chippewa Valley, we would go out to eat elsewhere and then come for a few drinks and the live music because the food was not great. Then about 2 years ago, they updated their menu and we really liked it. About a year ago, they updated their menu again and it's back to going out to eat somewhere else and coming for just the music. If I'm spending $120 (before tip) on dinner, I expect tastier choices, better preparation, more attentive service, and my meals to arrive within a reasonable time of each other. (One member of our party got their meal and had completely finished it--eating slowly so as to try and wait for us-- before the other 3 people were served. ) Throughout the meal our water glasses sat empty and our server only came back to our table once in the hour it took to get our meal. Just really a mediocre dining experience with exceptional live music. We'll definitely be back...but only for the drinks and music. My son has really enjoyed their seasonal mocktails and I have enjoyed some of their house-special cocktails. We'll eat somewhere else before we come. Please fix your menu and service because we would like to come and enjoy your food. It's a lovely venue, your atmosphere is great and we enjoy your music.

Honestly loved my dinner here. It's a small menu but so amazingly curated. The specials are creative and the staff was the kindest I've had in so long! Also live music. Highly recommend.

Honestly loved my dinner here. It's a small menu but so amazingly curated. The specials are creative and the staff was the kindest I've had in so long! Also live music. Highly recommend.

We stayed at the Oxbow and decided that we would try eating at the Lakely that evening. They had a jazz ensemble that that was a bonus. Unfortunately, it was not the experience that we were hoping for. Got there about 9:00 on a Saturday night. Plenty of open tables and we got seated right away. Then things went downhill from there. Our server took a while to acknowledge us, and get to our table. They took our drink order, and said they would be back with waters. 10 minutes laters she came for our food order. We ordered several different items. She came back in little while later and said that they were out of two items. So we changed our order. Then she came back again and said that they were out of those two items. So we changed our order again. Then we waited. No waters, no drinks. At that point I went to the bar and told someone else that we were waiting for our items, and that our server might be having difficulty. We then relocated outside where it was a little more quiet, and we could talk. The rest of the service was provided by both the original server and the additional one (thanks Caroline). The food was a mix of good, and okay. Since we ended up settling on items that they still had. Cheese Curds, Burger and Wings were good. The Chorizo Tacos were just okay. Seems like the servers need better training or more help. Not sure I would want to eat here in the future. ps - The stay at the Oxbow Hotel was nice.